Essex vs Somerset, Division 1

County Div 1 2026 · 4day · Fri, 10 Apr 2026, 10:00 UTC · County Ground, Chelmsford

Somerset won by 10 wickets (Essex 149 & 245, Somerset 348 & 49/0).

Essex: 149 (51 ov) & 245 (72.3 ov)
Somerset: 348 (92.3 ov) & 49/0 (5.4 ov)

Essex · 1st innings: 149 (51 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Dean Elgar	c Jake Ball b Tom Lammonby	41	94	5	43.62
Paul Walter	lbw b Jake Ball	2	22	0	9.09
Wiaan Mulder	c Tom Kohler-Cadmore b Jake Ball	0	2	0	0
Charlie Allison	c Tom Abell b Migael Pretorius	49	84	6	58.33
Matthew Critchley	c James Rew b Tom Lammonby	0	3	0	0
Luc Benkenstein	b Josh Shaw	18	49	3	36.73
Michael Pepper	b Craig Overton	16	22	3	72.73
Simon Harmer	lbw b Craig Overton	0	2	0	0
Shane Snater	b Josh Shaw	13	11	3	118.18
Samuel Cook	not out	1	7	0	14.29
James Porter	c James Rew b Josh Shaw	0	11	0	0

Extras: 9

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Craig Overton	13.2	5	35	2	2.63
Jake Ball	13.4	1	34	2	2.49
Migael Pretorius	11	1	38	1	3.45
Josh Shaw	11	5	30	3	2.73
Tom Lammonby	2	0	5	2	2.5

Somerset · 1st innings: 348 (92.3 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Leach	b James Porter	6	12	1	0	50
Joshua Thomas	c Michael Pepper b Samuel Cook	4	20	0	0	20
Tom Lammonby	c Dean Elgar b Samuel Cook	2	2	0	0	100
James Rew	c Michael Pepper b Simon Harmer	48	67	9	0	71.64
Tom Abell	c Michael Pepper b Shane Snater	29	42	3	0	69.05
Lewis Goldsworthy	c Michael Pepper b James Porter	42	127	5	0	33.07
Craig Overton	lbw b Shane Snater	141	180	20	3	78.33
Will Smeed	c Michael Pepper b Samuel Cook	39	77	5	0	50.65
Migael Pretorius	c Paul Walter b James Porter	6	11	1	0	54.55
Josh Shaw	not out	11	17	2	0	64.71
Jake Ball	c Wiaan Mulder b Shane Snater	1	4	0	0	25

Extras: 19 · Did not bat: Tom Kohler-Cadmore

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
James Porter	21	5	84	3	4
Samuel Cook	24	5	93	3	3.88
Shane Snater	18.3	6	56	3	3.03
Wiaan Mulder	7	1	21	0	3
Simon Harmer	16	2	60	1	3.75
Matthew Critchley	6	0	23	0	3.83

Essex · 2nd innings: 245 (72.3 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	SR
Paul Walter	c & b Craig Overton	70	118	9	59.32
Dean Elgar	c Tom Abell b Jack Leach	7	34	1	20.59
Luc Benkenstein	c James Rew b Migael Pretorius	4	8	1	50
Charlie Allison	c Tom Abell b Jake Ball	0	5	0	0
Matthew Critchley	c Archie Vaughan b Craig Overton	59	87	10	67.82
Wiaan Mulder	c James Rew b Migael Pretorius	31	47	5	65.96
Michael Pepper	c Craig Overton b Jake Ball	0	7	0	0
Simon Harmer	lbw b Josh Shaw	20	45	2	44.44
Shane Snater	c Archie Vaughan b Migael Pretorius	27	46	4	58.7
Samuel Cook	c James Rew b Jake Ball	17	38	2	44.74
James Porter	not out	0	1	0	0

Extras: 10

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Craig Overton	19	4	46	2	2.42
Jake Ball	19	2	67	3	3.53
Migael Pretorius	19.3	5	64	3	3.28
Jack Leach	4	0	8	1	2
Josh Shaw	11	2	52	1	4.73

Somerset · 2nd innings: 49/0 (5.4 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Archie Vaughan	not out	41	25	6	2	164
Joshua Thomas	not out	8	9	2	0	88.89

Extras: 0 · Did not bat: Jack Leach, Tom Lammonby, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Abell, James Rew, Lewis Goldsworthy, Migael Pretorius, Craig Overton, Josh Shaw, Jake Ball

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	Econ
Samuel Cook	2	1	19	9.5
Simon Harmer	2.4	0	25	9.38
Matthew Critchley	1	0	5	5